Death of Model Solbrig Tied to Prolonged Fast
Chris Solbrig, a Chicago art school model, died after a 31 day fast in Lyons Colorado. A coroner's jury ruled starvation caused his death while media reports note leader George Huntley Aron plans another fasting event with hundreds of followers next summer. Solbrig, once 165 pounds, dropped to 90 pounds during the ordeal.
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United Press Lyons
Colo
Chris Solbrig
George Huntley Aron
Chicago
Solbrig
Aron
Radio Theft From Car and Home Ring Theft Reported
L J Long 2246 North Harding reported a radio worth 100 missing from his car in the 600 block North Illinois street. Maude Springer reported a ring valued at 75 taken from a dresser at her Applegate street home. Louis Kaseff 803 North Senate avenue reported groceries worth 35 stolen earlier today.
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North
Illinois Street
L. J. Long
North Harding Street
Maude Springer
Applegate Street
Louis Kaseff
Senate Avenue
Dissolution of Law Firm Ends Decadeic Partnership
The law firm Ralston Gates Van Nuys Barnard dissolves this Saturday after ten years. Members included the late Senator Samuel M Ralston and Judge Quincy A Myers influencing its name changes. Edward E Gates will practice in Davenport Iowa. Julian C Ralston joins with new partners Frederick Van Nuys George M Barnard and Raymond L Walker in a Fletcher Trust building office setup.
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Ralston, Gates, van Nuys & Barnard
United States
Samuel M. Ralston
Myers, Gates & Ralston
Quincy A. Myers
Ralston, Gates, Lairy, van Nuys & Barnard
Moses B. Lairy
Ralston
Julan C. Ralston
Edward E. Gates
Consolidated
Kahl Building
Davenport
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick van Nuys
George M. Barnard
Raymond L. Walker
Fletcher Trust
Art School Set to Open September Fifth
Eleven presidents and college representatives will attend the formal opening of the new art school beside the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis. Frederick P. Keppel of Carnegie Corp. will be guest of honor and speak at a September 5 meeting. College heads include L. B. Hopkins, H. P. Rainey or P. L. Powell, E. Bromley Oxnam, and Robert J. Aley.
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Indiana
Evans Woollen
Art Association of Indianapolis
New Art School
John Herron Art Institute
Sixteenth
Pennsylvania
Frederick P. Keppel
New York
Carnegie Corporation
Andrew Carnegie
L. B. Hopkins
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
H. P. Rainey
P. L. Powell
Franklin College
Franklin
E. Bromley Oxnam
de Pauw University
Greencastle
Robert J. Aley
Butler University
Konjola touted as tonic and medicine across ads
An advertisement extols Konjola as a tonic and medicine that heals chronic ailments. It features a testimonial from Miss Wilma Sears of Indianapolis praising Konjola after an operation left her rundown, with the Konjola Man at Hook Dependable Drug Store promoting its use.
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Hook
Illinois
Washington Streets
Wilma Sears
Fletcher Avenue
Indianapolis
Konjola
Washington
Rieke
Ie Tevetint
Widening Roll Lists 1300 Property Owners for Sixteenth Street
The 422000 roll of benefits and damages for the Sixteenth street widening is filed with the board of works for final approval on Sept 30. It covers cost of purchasing property needed between Northwestern avenue and Delaware street and contains about 1300 names from a district bounded by Northwestern avenue Delaware Fourteenth and Eighteenth streets.
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Board of Works
Northwestern Avenue
Delaware Street
Delaware
Fourteenth
Eighteenth Streets
City jail expansion plan eyed by Indianapolis safety board
The board of safety reviewed a bid for enlarging the police station to double jail capacity. A project cost estimate set at about $30,000, with initial bids about $20,000 below the engineer's estimate. Members Emsley W. Johnson and Theodore Dammeyer inspected the station to determine cell-space needs.
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Indianapolis Times AG
William L. Bryan
Indiana
J. K. Lilly
Purdue
William C. Dennis
Earleaee
Hom College
Richmond
Alice
Corbin Lies
Teachers’ College
Indianapolis
L. N. Haines
Indiana State Teachers’ College
Terre Haute
L. R. Gignilliat
Emsley W. Johnson
Theodore Dammeyer
Works Board
Board of Safety
Airport drainage bids come in under estimates
Columbia Construction Company submitted the low bid of 53900 for the municipal airport drainage project. The board of works referred the bids to City Engineer A. H. Moore for analysis and recommendation before contract award.
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Columbia Construction Company
Board of Works
A. H. Moore
Seize Alcohol Stock With Arrest Made
Felix Aller aged 19 was charged with selling alcohol after police caught him smashing two quarts on the sidewalk and fleeing. An abandoned car at 1808 North Arsenal held forty gallons of alcohol and was seized. The liquor was turned over to federal prohibition authorities.
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Felix Aller
West
Michigan Street
Aller
North Arsenal Avenue
Broadwater Sues for 10000 Damages Over Indiana Auto Crash
Mark Broadwater files a suit in superior court seeking 10000 damages alleging permanent injuries from an automobile collision near Muncie Indiana on June 2 1928. He names F D Gardner and Co and Fred Bremer as defendants claiming Bremer an employee of Gardnercarelessly crashed into him as the cars passed.
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Muncie
Ind
Mark Broadwater
F. D. Gardner & Co
Fred Bremer
Broadwater
Bremer
END-O-CORN Eliminates Corns and Callouses Fast
Advertises END-O-CORN as a painless night treatment for corns and callouses on feet with instant disappearance. Claims nationwide availability via END-O-CORN LABORATORIES and lists sample outlets like Mr. Hook's Haag's and Walgreen's.
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Corn Laboratories
Garfield Bly
Chioan
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George Fawcett
Nature
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Stillman
College Ave
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Lakatone
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Luxor
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Woodbury’s
Mead’s
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van Ess
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Mellin’s Food
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Schiffman
Sloan
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Vick’s
Hook's
Haag’s
Walgreen's
Crosley All-Electric Radio
Chicago Jewelry Co
Moone
Peterman
Nature Rem
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Camel
Herbert Tareyton
Havana
King Edward
Crane
Manila
Cremo
Henry George
Cinco
Charles Denby
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Detroit
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